Faculty/Author Profile

Joseph G. Petrosinelli

Williams & Connolly LLP

Washington , DC, USA

Joe Petrosinelli is a partner at Williams & Connolly LLP and Co-Chair of the firm’s Criminal Defense and Government Investigations practice group. He also is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Petrosinelli has tried numerous criminal and civil cases in federal and state courts across the country, and has represented clients in litigation and investigations matters in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. He has defended both individuals and corporations against allegations of mail and wire fraud, false claims, government contracts fraud, FCPA violations, public corruption, healthcare fraud, and securities violations. He and two of his partners successfully represented the petitioner before the U.S. Supreme Court in Cleveland v. United States, 531 U.S. 12 (2000), a leading case on the interpretation of the federal mail and wire fraud statutes.